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Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail

|Date: March 30, 2021

Virginia inks $4 billion deal with Amtrak, CSX to boost rail

Northam said the rail project is one-third the cost of adding lanes to Interstate 95 in Virginia and just ...

Northam said the rail project is one-third the cost of adding lanes to Interstate 95 in Virginia and just as effective at getting people where they need to go. ...

March 30, 2021
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Roanoke man indicted in connection with 2019 South River Market explosion

|Date: March 25, 2021

Roanoke man indicted in connection with 2019 South River Market explosion

A special grand jury in Rockbridge County charged a fuel delivery driver with involuntary manslaughter in ...

A special grand jury in Rockbridge County charged a fuel delivery driver with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four people. ...

March 25, 2021
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Virginia, with 2nd-most executions, outlaws death penalty

|Date: March 25, 2021

Virginia, with 2nd-most executions, outlaws death penalty

Virginia has executed nearly 1,400 people since its days as a colony. In modern times, the state is secon ...

Virginia has executed nearly 1,400 people since its days as a colony. In modern times, the state is second only to Texas in the number of executions it has carried out, with 113 since the Supreme Cour ...

March 25, 2021
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Lexington City Council receives five new Spotswood proposals

|Date: March 25, 2021

Lexington City Council receives five new Spotswood proposals

RARA and Ben Grigsby, a former trustee of Washington and Lee University, each offered to buy the Piovano ...

RARA and Ben Grigsby, a former trustee of Washington and Lee University, each offered to buy the Piovano Building to save the organizations housed on site. ...

March 25, 2021
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Final report finds no motive in Virginia Beach mass shooting

|Date: March 25, 2021

Final report finds no motive in Virginia Beach mass shooting

The report is unlikely to satisfy at least some of the victims' families, who blame the shooting on a tox ...

The report is unlikely to satisfy at least some of the victims' families, who blame the shooting on a toxic workplace and failure by supervisors to recognize red flags. ...

March 25, 2021
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RCHS Wildcats maintain undefeated record amid COVID-19 adaptations

|Date: March 25, 2021

RCHS Wildcats maintain undefeated record amid COVID-19 adaptations

High school football has returned in the spring with protocols designed to keep players and staff safe du ...

High school football has returned in the spring with protocols designed to keep players and staff safe during the coronavirus pandemic. ...

March 25, 2021
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Rockbridge County trash clean-up teams compete for Litter Cup

|Date: March 25, 2021

Rockbridge County trash clean-up teams compete for Litter Cup

The community clean-up effort returns this week after coronavirus cancelled last year's competition. ...

The community clean-up effort returns this week after coronavirus cancelled last year's competition. ...

March 25, 2021
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Northam gets COVID-19 vaccine shot, still urges caution

|Date: March 16, 2021

Northam gets COVID-19 vaccine shot, still urges caution

The Virginia governor received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires one shot. Nearly 1.8 mil ...

The Virginia governor received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires one shot. Nearly 1.8 million people who live in Virginia - about 21% of the state's population - have been vaccinated w ...

March 16, 2021
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Richmond cemetery with graves of presidents, Confederates, is damaged

|Date: March 16, 2021

Richmond cemetery with graves of presidents, Confederates, is damaged

The Hollywood Cemetery spans 135 acres and overlooks the James River. Two U.S. presidents and more than 1 ...

The Hollywood Cemetery spans 135 acres and overlooks the James River. Two U.S. presidents and more than 18,000 Confederate soldiers and generals are buried there. ...

March 16, 2021
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Virginia sorts through fine print on new stimulus bill

|Date: March 11, 2021

Virginia sorts through fine print on new stimulus bill

Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in ...

Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in the bill. Of that, $3.8 billion will go to the state government and the rest directly to local ...

March 11, 2021
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